Odd Fellows Hall, 119 Clothier St. East
Built in 1859 by Joseph Bower, a leading merchant in the community in the latter half of the century, it was run by Bowers...
A new province in British North America
By 1791, the number of Loyalists refugees living west and south of the Ottawa River had risen to around 10,000. They had suffered greatly,...
From College to Campus: a landmark in Kemptville
The Municipality of North Grenville has joined with the Kemptville College Alumni Association to celebrate the centenary of what we now call the Kemptville...
Breaking up is hard to do
North Grenville celebrates 25 years of amalgamation this year and the Municipality is planning special meetings to mark the occasion. This is one of...
The Great Coalition
The politicians and the people of the United Province of Canada looked with something close to despair at the apparently hopeless state of affairs...
Remembering 1917
As we near the end of Canada 150, it seems a good time to look back in this special Remembrance Day issue at the...
The Settlement that passed us by: Part 3
The plan to bring in settlers to farm the lands around the Rideau, and so provide a barrier to any future American invasion, ran...
The Salvation Army Invades
This year, the Salvation Army marks 130 years in North Grenville. This is the first in a number of articles celebrating the remarkable history...
The Mysterious Mr. Henderson
Part 2: The coming storm
The political turmoil that gripped Upper Canada in the 1830's grew out of genuine grievances on the part of residents....
The Streets of North Grenville
by David Shanahan
These days, Prescott Street is considered the main artery of downtown Kemptville. But before 1872, it was just developing as a commercial...